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Retold: A Fantasy Podcast

Welcome to Retold! A podcast where I obsess about my absolute favorite story of all time, Harry Potter. Every week, my guests and I do a chapter by chapter retelling and we discuss our favorite lines, lore, and love for this series. New episodes every Monday!

Podcast · By Barry Watson · English · Official site

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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

    BAD MOVIE CHANGES in Lord of the Rings (opens the original)

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    WE LOVE THE MOVIES! That can't be stated strongly enough, but there are some things that we think they may have flubbed. Hey, no adaptation can be perfect. In this episode, Jonathan, Hunter, and I talk about Isildur, Faramir, Treebeard, and more things that were just better in the books. Podcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/retoldpodcast Podcast Instagram: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Youtube: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Email: theretoldpodcast@gmail.com

  2. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    OOTP Ch17 with Sirwizardingworld (opens the original)

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    Join me and Antonio as we discuss Umbridge's worst sin, magic slides, and Neville throwing hands in chapter seventeen of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Antonio's Instagram: @sirwizardingworld Podcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/retoldpodcast Podcast Instagram: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Youtube: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Email: theretoldpodcast@gmail.com Episode Chapters 0:00 Announcements1:12 Theme Song1:55 Intro15:36 Quizzitch21:34 Retelling Ch1753:00 Favorite Lines59:55 Transfigurations1

  3. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Middle Earth Jeopardy (opens the original)

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    Test your Middle Earth knowledge by joining me, Jonathan, and Hunter in a game of Middle Earth Jeopardy with questions from the Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, the Silmarillion, and the whole legendarium. Podcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/retoldpodcast Podcast Instagram: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Youtube: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Email: theretoldpodcast@gmail.com

  4. Episode · Sep 7, 2026

    OOTP Ch16 with Jonathan (opens the original)

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    Join me and Jonathan as we talk about everyone hyping up Harry at the Hogshead, proper teacher etiquette, items of a sensitive nature, and so much more in Chapter sixteen of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Podcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/retoldpodcast Podcast Instagram: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Youtube: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Email: theretoldpodcast@gmail.com Episode Chapters 0:00 Intro0:43 Announcements2:12 Jokes6:30 Quizzitch12:30 Ch16 Retelling40:15 Favorite Lines45:22 Transfigur

  5. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    Similarities Between Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings (opens the original)

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    Join us for our first Lord of the Ring themed episode where we discuss just how much certain elements of Harry Potter were influenced by Lord of the Rings. Podcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/retoldpodcast Podcast Instagram: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Youtube: @theretoldpodcastPodcast Email: theretoldpodcast@gmail.com Episode Chapters 0:00 Intro20:00 Horcruxes and the Ring25:50 Dobby and Gollum28:00 Aragog and Shelob31:30 Dumbledore and Gandalf37:30 Harr's Scar and Frodo's Scar40:40 Wormtail and Worm

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